Ontology alignment for networked enterprises information systems interoperability in supply chain environment

Yan Lu (1) , Hervé Panetto (1) , Yihua Ni (2) , Xinjian Gu (2)

1 CRAN - Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy
2 IME - Institute of Manufacturing Engineering

Supply chain interactions are complex in general and can be viewed as a networked enterprise .In this paper, we address information system interoperability for exploring and analysing the interoperation problem in heterogeneous networked enterprises systems. We propose a common shared ontology based framework for networked enterprises interoperability for the context of information flows in supply chain interactions. A supply chain ontology，SCOR ontology，is developed based on the SCOR operation reference model. Subsequently, by formalising the similar concepts of SCOR ontology and product ontology, ONTO-PDM, using Description Logic, we propose a product-centric supply chain ontology framework for facilitating the interoperation between all enterprise applications involved in an extended supply chain. A case study of a Supply Chain Make-to-Order process is used to demonstrate the feasibility of the approach.

Mots clés: ontology alignment; SCOR; supply chain; interoperability; networked enterprise; ONTO-PDM

Domaines: Ingénierie assistée par ordinateur

Yan Lu, Hervé Panetto, Yihua Ni, Xinjian Gu. Ontology alignment for networked enterprises information systems interoperability in supply chain environment. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 2013, 26 (1-2), pp.140-155. ⟨10.1080/0951192X.2012.681917⟩. ⟨hal-00655468⟩